European University at St. Petersburg Introduction

European University at St. Petersburg is one of the earliest private higher education institutions in Russia. It features social science and humanities research, is committed to promoting knowledge exchange and interdisciplinary cooperation, and cultivating talents with critical thinking and innovation.

Overview

Student size: 360 students, including 15 international students.

Faculty: 170 academic staff, most of whom come from world-renowned universities and important academic institutions, with high professional quality and can provide authoritative guidance to students.

History and establishment time

Founded on November 28, 1994, the idea of ​​its establishment was born in the 1980s. In the late 1980s, when the Soviet Union was in a period of change, a group of scholars promoted its establishment in order to reverse the outflow of talents and promote the development of Western academic traditions.

School Strength

Teaching Achievements: Focus on cultivating students' innovation and critical thinking abilities, and its graduates hold important positions in academic, government, corporate and other institutions.

Scientific Research Strength: Teachers and researchers have achieved fruitful results in their respective fields, and their research projects have been internationally recognized. The school also has a number of professional research centers covering social sciences, humanities, environmental sciences and other fields.

International Cooperation: Establish stable cooperative relations with universities and research institutions in the United States, Europe, China, Japan and other countries, and carry out student exchanges, teacher visits, etc. activities, and also joined international organizations such as the United Nations Commission on Environment and Development.

Nature of the institution

Private non-profit university.

Educational philosophy

Advocating free thinking and open academic traditions, focusing on interdisciplinary research and international cooperation, and committed to cultivating students into outstanding talents with global vision and leadership.

Key laboratories and disciplines

Key laboratories: Not explicitly mentioned, but judging from the areas covered by its research center, there are certain research resources invested in social sciences, humanities, environmental sciences and other directions.

Key disciplines: Political science, sociology and other disciplines are strong, and its political science and sociology departments were once ranked among the top three in Eastern Europe and ranked first in Russia In addition, the university is also strong in economics, management, law, philosophy, linguistics and other disciplines.

Faculty

There are departments such as economics, ethnology, history, art history, political science, sociology, etc., and courses are taught in Russian and English.

Ranking

In the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject, it is ranked 201-230, and in the 2022 QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia University Rankings, it is ranked 117.

Cost

No clear tuition standards were found, but the school said there are a variety of scholarships to help students finance their studies.

Campus

Located at 3 Gagarinskaya Street in the center of St. Petersburg, it is located in the 18th-century Small Marble Palace, which has unique historical and cultural value.